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09/05/2026

1. Orison: Soul of my savior - York Minster Choir.
2. Opening Prayer Chant: Clare College Cambridge.
3. Invocation: From NeuroDivine Compline by Michael McFarland Campbell. Music: Music by Alamin Hossain from Pixabay.
4. Chants: Claire College, Cambridge.
5. Lesson: The writings of Mechthild of Magdeburg (1207-1284). Music: Caoineadh na dTri Muire - The Lament of the Three Marias.
6. Anthem: Evening Sky - Ingunn Ligaarden, Nordic Voices.
7. Lord’s Prayer: Claire College, Cambridge.
8. Closing Prayer, Jim Cotter. Music: Music: Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay.

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08/29/2026

1. Orison: Psalm 23 - Chior of St. John's, Elora.
2. Opening Prayer Chant: Clare College Cambridge.
3. Invocation: From NeuroDivine Compline by Michael McFarland Campbell. Music: Music by Alamin Hossain from Pixabay.
4. Chants: Claire College, Cambridge.
5. Lesson: Discerning the Signs of the Times: Sermons for Today and Tomorrow, Reinhold Niebuhr.
6. Anthem: I want to walk as a child of the light - Beckenhourst Singers
7. Lord’s Prayer: Claire College, Cambridge.
8. Closing Prayer, Jim Cotter. Music: Music: Music by LiteSaturation from Pixabay.

1. Orison: Ps...

08/22/2026

This week the anthem has a Celtic twist with an arrangement Spirit of the living God, as well as a timely short lesson by Thomas Merton.

08/19/2026

All one has to do is to watch or listen to the news and in time one can say:

Part One of an exploration of failed eth...

08/15/2026

This week’s Compline (adapted from the Book of Common Prayer, UK, USA, and New Zealand):

1. Orison: O Taste and See, Ralph Vaughn Williams, Choir of St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.
2. Opening Prayer Chant: Clare College Cambridge.
3. Invocation: “All That I Am” Prayer from Celtic Daily Prayer from the Northumbria Community (adapted). Music: Field Grass – SergePavkinMusic.
4. Chants: Claire College, Cambridge.
5. Lesson: “Water”, The Rev. Amy Pringle. Music: On the Nature of Daylight (Orchestral Version), Max Richter.
6. Anthem: The Old Church - Stephen Paulus, Minnesota Choral Artists.
7. Confession: Artworks by Sybil Archibald:
8. Lord’s Prayer: Clare College, Cambridge. Kinetic Art Installation “Blankets” by SpY.
9. Closing Prayer, Jim Cotter. Music: 'Lonesome Journey' by Keys of Moon Music is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0).

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08/08/2026

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1. Orison: Lighten our Darkness, Alexander L'Estrange, Tenebrae Choir.
2. Opening Prayer Chant: Clare College Cambridge.
3. Invocation: from Sounds of the Eternal, John Philip Newell.
4. Chants: Claire College, Cambridge.
5. Lesson: Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation, Parker J. Palmer. Music: Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra (Mov. 1), Stravinsky, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
6. Anthem: Prayer, René Clausen, Text: Cardinal John Henry Newman, Adapted by Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Concordia Choir
7. Lord’s Prayer: Clare College, Cambridge.
8. Closing Prayer, Jim Cotter.

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08/01/2026

1. Orison: Da pacem, Domine 1&2 – Chanticleer.
2. Opening Prayer Chant: Clare College Cambridge.
3. Invocation: Prayer at Night’s Approaching, Jim Cotter. Music: Sacred Road, David Lanz.
4. Chants: Claire College, Cambridge.
5. Lesson: From the writings of Henry David Thoreau. Music: Forgotten, Alan Spiljak.
6. Anthem: Come By The Hills, (Irish air Buachaill On Eirne), Damian McGinty, vocal.
7. Lord’s Prayer: Clare College, Cambridge.
8. Closing Prayer, Jim Cotter. Music: Ethereal – Punch Deck.

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07/25/2026

1. Orison: Power of Love - Melinda Kirigin-Voss.
2. Opening Prayer Chant: Clare College Cambridge.
3. Invocation: Washing Prayer, Anthony Keller. Music: Infinity, Serge Quadrado.
4. Chants: Claire College, Cambridge.
5. Lesson: The God We Never Knew, Marcus Borg. Music: Music by Nikita Kondrashev from Pixabay.
6. Anthem: Shine On Me - Melanie DeMore - VocalEssence Ensemble Singers.
7. Lord’s Prayer: Clare College, Cambridge.
8. Closing Prayer, Jim Cotter. Music: Music by Nikita Kondrashev from Pixabay.

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07/18/2026

1. Orison: The king of love my shepherd is, Arr. Anthony Keller.
2. Opening Prayer Chant: Clare College Cambridge.
3. Invocation: Washing Prayer, Anthony Keller. Music: Infinity, Serge Quadrado.
4. Chants: Claire College, Cambridge.
5. Lesson: : "Transformation in Wisdom" from Carmel and Contemplation, Constance Fitzgerald. Music: Geoff Harvey - Purple Planet Music - A Moment of Peace, Free Music Archive.
6. Anthem: Lead Kindly Light - John Bacchus D***s, BYU Vocal Point
7. Lord’s Prayer: Clare College, Cambridge.
8. Closing Prayer, Jim Cotter. Music: Music by Nikita Kondrashev from Pixabay.

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07/11/2026

1. Orison: Here Am I, Lord - Keith Duke.
2. Opening Prayer Chant: Clare College Cambridge.
3. Invocation: Washing Prayer, Anthony Keller. Music: Infinity, Serge Quadrado.
4. Chants: Claire College, Cambridge.
5. Lesson: Don't Hesitate, Mary Oliver. Music: Music by Nikita Kondrashev from Pixabay.
6. Anthem: He Will Hold Ne Fast - Sylvia Burnside.
7. Lord’s Prayer: Clare College, Cambridge.
8. Closing Prayer, Jim Cotter. Music: Music by Nikita Kondrashev from Pixabay.

1. Orison:...